Reading-stand.



W. L. DED/UNG.

READING STAND.

APPLICATION HLED1uNE24,`19|5.

Lw@ meme; Feb. 26, 1m.

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Whiel t "ollowing is e lfuil9 elem', end t. deee ion, reference hemp; hed to the mpenyinp; diewinge e this invention is to provide r eonvenient needing etend adapted eil weeding metten euch ee' decimale, n iieeidpte end the like. ohjeet provide teloledilie supp it in oonneetion with the stond edepted to reeeive eppiwmneneee ieqiiieite loi leetiii'u `inleg, ois tliedieeeting oit niiisie. An-

otliei ohjeei., to eo the feeding stipiooie 'lzhet it ie veiltieelly and leteifilly edtile to one positione with veletion to the eide el? o, hed7 or he brought to e, euitehle position fon weeding While Standing. An-

ohjeet to provide eiteneihle inemheie on the oop-pont t'oi: the edges oit' longe sheets oit.' feeding; mettei, which members may he l when @intended end eollepsihle to eion dieeetly undeineeth the support. o zill @thee ohjeote eine to provide en edjustelole lenip iimtiiiee ceiiied hy the etend endto provide one ijdele' endemeetli. the tehle-like edepted to `hold hoehe sind loeing so el to helenee the needing eiippoit,

iloventioe ie illiietiieted in the aecominge in eonneetion with which ltei" inode idly deeciihed, ond elieileeteitietioe ei'e eet iioi'th in n the dmvvii'iggge7 Figuiere l ie o.. perspective View oi? my eee in@` Stond; i); is :i side elevetioii oit' the nppein poition olf the stond ond the telde with which it ie eeeoeieted, the loivei" on heilig eeetioned; llig. 3 is o the dem. eeeiyingg the stond showing the swivel. dealtime; lille. l is e detail o1? the npifight demping niemloei connected with the erin shown 'in Fig. 3; llig'. fi ie en enleipged Sectional detail theongh the elempedeinhei end plug 957, showing the meene lili foi" holdiing,a the seine in poeition; 6 ie en enleiged tienoveiree eeetion through fthe pedeeteh italien on the line tim-6 of il;

lille. l' is hoi'ieontel sectional deteil thi'oopihw lleg the ifeii'ele, teilten on the line l1-Jl oil top thereto. Un lo eo time it moy entend over. e ehein oi.'

one .er mela: foie' newepepeiie end they menihon- The elem inwmeinhei is shownl pien et e portion ontV tljo needing" Support, Showing one of the entoilsilde members.; 9 ie in edge view oi t e 1 seme; l@ ie o eide elevation od the h li dll moli seemed to the loivei1 end oile the tdlvlm and lll is e eide elevation oit e heeeltiit for newspapers end the like. i

Referring to the-drawings by redeemed nuinei'ele, l@ indicates e table top which me" do he oit any suitable iorm, preieiehly round]9 shown es oei-fied on e standard ll iisinlg fiom e pedestal indicated et l2. The table top l0 is secured to the standard by e l'ei'iile .id tightly tting ovei'l the up er end theieotA 70 and shown es having e, soli portion :iloove' the standard :ind provided with integral olitvvardly extending ears l5. These eers lie` in :i horizontal pleno and ere provided with screw-holes 16 itoi screws securing the table the under side ot the top moy he provided cleats indicated et 17, to edd :strength end rigidity.

Rising it'rom the center of the table top and extending downwardly into anexiel passage inthe standard ll, is e revoluble rod 18, extending axially through themenihel ld. This fei'xule is provided With e tiensveise thumb screw 20 bearing against e soft metal plug 21, which in turn engages the rod i8, allowing the same to 'be vertically end revolubly adjusted and providing for meking the seme rigid in any desred'position. A ti'zineyeree bore 22 in axial alinement with the eei'eyv 2() end of sufficient size to admit the plug-,ft allows the sameto he put in poeltion, editer which the bore is closed by e suitable-plug 23.

Rigidly mounted on the uppeiend of the.A l i'od l@ is e latei'ellyextendn; erin 2d, being llo provided With-e. down-turned elbow 25, engeging the memhei' i8 and provided with en iipt'eined end 2G, 'which eerriee en upwardly projecting lug 27 having en :innuleiT oove 2d This lmpr is edepted'to ht e here 1n the' lower end olf e elampingf'memhei 30 shown I es provided with e staple 3]; hevin its lege enge .ing the `sgloove 2d to ievoluo y seeuie the e emping niemiheia to the emi 2d. 'lhe demping member is hifuiioeted et its upper end to engage e downwei'dlyextending webl 32 lieviiieq e elot 33 through which passes d.. thumb eeleevv del, Whieh .isedepted to drew?? the hilineoted oi-tion ot the lelziinpin mem hee into o tig1 it enlignegement with t e Wdh i lfig. d is e hott/om sie pifooided with n e ot lentendinfhnieeplyg ion.

ram/ase the table top by a screw 91. The legs 90 are bent forwardly and then upwardly at their.` lower ends, where are formed two infverted Usshaped members 92 serving as a vertical support at the front side of the rack. From each of the adjacent legs of these inverted U-shaped members the wire leads baekwardly and upwardly at 94, where it is curved around the pedestal and looped over the screw 83. Here the wire is secured between. the washer 82 and the washer 95, bracing these curved wires and stilening the newspaper support. rlll`hus the legs 90 and 94 form one side of the support while the U members 92 form the other side, and the connecting portions at the lower ends of each of these form the bottom supports for the rack. l

lt will be seen Jfrom `the foregoing description that l have provided a reading stand comprisii'lg a table member on which any suitable articles may be laid; a rack for holding the reading matter. and an adjustable support for such rack which is carried on an offset arm adapted 'lo allow the rack to be swung laterally into a reading position over the side ol" a chair or bed. ft will also be noted that the long slot 33 in the web 3Q allows the rack lo be n'ioved 'lorward and back with relation to the center of the table` and the clamping member 30 permits the support te be adjusted to various angles with. relation to the table. The extensiblel members on the support are cour pact, simple and not apt to get out et order, as well as being adapted to be moved to a position entirely within the outline ot the, supporting nienrber itselit' and it will be noted that the suj'iport n'iay be collapsed to a position close to the table top and the lamp removed, permitting the table to be stored or shipped in small compass.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. rlfhe combination, with a base, of a substantially dat support tor reading matter7 means rising from the base for carrying thc support, a pair of extensible members secured near the corners oil the support and having diagonal slots, means occupying said slots and loosely engaging the same allowing said members to be slid longitudinally of the slots from a position within the outline of said support to a position projecting outwardly beyond the top and ends of the same.

2. The combination with a support comprising a substantially flat member, a depending rib on the under side of said member having a` longitudinal slot, a stand, a movable arm carried by the stand7 a clampingI member swivclcd to said arm on a vertical pivot, aI bolt extending through the slot of the rib and carried by the clamping member, and means for clamping the elamoing member to the arm when the bolt is tightened to clamp the rib to the clamping member.

3. The combination, of a reading support comprising a substantially flat member7 a depending rib on the under side of said support and having a longitudinal slot,a clamp* ing member having a screw extending through said slot, an oll'set arm having an upwardly extending lug, said clamping member being hollow at its lower end and rotatably engaging said lug and being split vertically whereby said screw may act to tighten the clamping member onto both the rib and lug.

d. The combination, with a book support, of a device for carrying the same including means permitting it lo be moved transversely oi" the carrying means and brought 'to various slanting positions, said carrying means including an upright swivel member permitting the support to be rotated in a horizontal planta and a clamping device connected with the swivel member and adapted when tightened to prevent any of said movements ot the support.

In a reading stand, the combination of a boolrsiippoi-t, a depending rib on the under side et said support, av clamping mcmber engaging the rib, an upward projection about' which said clamping member may rotale in a horizontal plane, and a device for causing the clamping member at the same lime to tightly grip said rib and said projection.

(i. ln a reading stand, the combination ot a booksujmort, a depending rib on the under side et said support having a longitudinal slot, a clamping member engaging the side et' said rib and han ing a screw extending through said slot, anvupward projection rotatably engaged by said clamping me1n ber, and means whereby the clamping niember tightly grips said projection when the screw is tightened to clamp the rib.

7. ln a, reading support7 the combination of a substantially flat member, a depending rib on the under side of said member having a longitudinal slot, a bifurcated clamping member -embracing the sides oi said rib and having a lscrew extending through said slot, an upward projection rotatably embraced by said clamping member, A

means for preventing the removal of the clamping member from thevprojection, the clamping member being adapted to tightly grip said projection when the screw is tightened to clamp the rib.

ln testimony whereof, hereunto aliix my signature.

WILLIAM L. DEMNG. 

